NetB negative Clostridium perfringensinfection associated with acute necrotic enteritis in mynah (Acridotheres tristis),grey partridge (Perdix perdix) and turkey(Meleagris gallopavo

A non–enterotoxin (CPE)–producing Clostridium perfringens type A, associated with enteritis in amynah (Acridotheres tristis), a grey partridge (Perdixperdix) and a turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) wascharacterized from cases with clinical symptomsfrom September 2010 until October 2012. Affectedbirds exhibited anorexia and diarrhea. Grossand histological findings were indicative of acutenecrotic enteritis. Clostridium perfringens was isolatedin bacterial cultures. Multiplex PCR for toxinprofiling of the isolates revealed that the all threeisolates were Clostridium perfringens type A, positivefor cpb2 and cpa

کلیدواژه ها:

Mynah (Acridotheres tristis) ، Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) ، Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) ، Clostridium perfringens ، cpb2 ، cpa